ugyebár

Hungarian

Etymology

ugye +‎ bár

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈuɟɛbaːr]
  • Hyphenation: ugye‧bár
  • Rhymes: -aːr

Interjection

ugyebár

  1. (literary) isn't it? aren't you? (used in questions expecting agreement or understanding)
    Ön ugyebár a felügyelő? ― You are the inspector, aren't you?
  2. (literary) you know (used to fill out a sentence)
    Én, ugyebár, csak ma hallottam ezt. ― Well, you know, I heard this just today.

Further reading
  • ugyebár in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
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